FANTASY BASKETBALL

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KENDRICK PERKINS NEWS FEED

CLEVELAND -- Nothing said the playoffs were near on Wednesday night quite like looking at LeBron James' eyes as he spoke to the media following his Cleveland Cavaliers' 117-92 win over the Brooklyn Nets.

DALLAS -- The night started off aesthetically disorienting. LeBron James took the court for tipoff without a headband for the first time in more than a decade -- since a preseason game against Detroit in his rookie season, to be precise.

CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Cavaliers won big on Tuesday, beating the Boston Celtics 110-79 to account for their eighth win by 20 or more points this season and their third by such a margin in their past nine games.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Doc Rivers was hoping for the other storybook ending. You know, the one in which he would be reunited with Kevin Garnett in Los Angeles with the Clippers and they would chase another championship together.

BOSTON -- Boston Celtics second-year big man Kelly Olynyk is expected to participate in the team's offday workout Saturday and could be back on the court as early as Sunday night's visit from the Golden State Warriors.